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It's sort of gimmicky to say that Cinnamon does this, because it's known to be sodium benzoate that causes this effect. In 2012 they discovered that sodium ben

It's sort of gimmicky to say that Cinnamon does this, because it's known to be sodium benzoate that causes this effect. In 2012 they discovered that sodium benzoate has an effect on Parkinson's disease proteins: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21701815 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21701815. This new study is, at least, a confirmation of the older study, and is also an attempt to use it to treat the disease.

mojobot 12y ago
I don't think it's gimmicky. Cinnamon is cheap and easy to make and easy to deliver to the patient. Those practical implications are lost if it's only referred to as sodium benzoate. I don't know if this research is done with the same grants as the MS/Cinnamon study from the NIH, but it sounds like it: http://www.rush.edu/webapps/MEDREL/servlet/NewsRelease?id=1503 http://www.rush.edu/webapps/MEDREL/servlet/NewsRelease?id=15...
- pcrh 12y ago
  I doubt that cinnamon is cheaper than sodium benzoate.
  - cbsmith 12y ago
    Hey, we can use actually data for this! http://www.alibaba.com/showroom/price-of-sodium-benzoate.html http://www.alibaba.com/showroom/price-of-sodium-benzoate.htm... http://www.alibaba.com/showroom/cinnamon-price.html http://www.alibaba.com/showroom/cinnamon-price.html Looks like the prices are surprisingly similar, though cinnamon is, if anything, more expensive. Additionally, I'd imagine that if sodium benzoate is the active ingredient, you'd need less of it to get the job done.
    - topbanana 12y ago
      Do Alibaba also have prices for apples and oranges?
      - zhte415 12y ago
        Apples: http://www.alibaba.com/trade/search?fsb=y&IndexArea=product_en&CatId=&SearchText=apples http://www.alibaba.com/trade/search?fsb=y&IndexArea=product_... Oranges: http://www.alibaba.com/trade/search?fsb=y&IndexArea=product_en&CatId=&SearchText=oranges http://www.alibaba.com/trade/search?fsb=y&IndexArea=product_...
    - Audrey_II 12y ago
      It's time we try the out cinnamon challenge at the old folks home.
    - nathannecro 12y ago
      I'm not sure if you can assume this. I'm not sure myself, but the path that sodium benzoate finds its way into the bloodstream (or wherever it needs to be) is a bit more complicated than just "eat this pure sodium benzoate". Apparently, cinnamon can be used as a vehicle for moving sodium benzoate to wherever it needs to be.
    - nitrogen 12y ago
      Some of the "cinnamon" results are stuffing some very odd keywords for what looks like a simple fluorescent tube.
    - casualobserver 12y ago
      Just in case anyone is thinking of purchasing through Alibaba: Alibaba is notorious for scammers. I know two startups that have lost around $20,000 each on material suppliers listed there who send something cheaper (usually completely different) than what has been requested upon payment. It's usually the orders that are around $1000 that Chinese chemical/raw materials supply companies selectively scam on.
  - wisty 12y ago
    Once there's a patent on the use of sodium benzoate to treat things, it will be. OK, you'll still be able to get generic sodium benzoate cheap, but it won't have whatever magic fairy dust the patented version adds to it.
- bernardlunn 12y ago
  and i can put cinnamon on my oatmeal but sodium benzoate sounds disgusting
nate 12y ago
Interesting. I didn't realize cinnamon metabolized to sodium benzoate. I've actually been trying to avoid sodium benzoate, especially in soft drinks because of worry what that preservative could possibly be doing to us (especially in the presence of vitamin c) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodium_benzoate http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodium_benzoate But I've been purposefully eating a bunch of Cinnamon. It's hard to reconcile sometimes what might be good for me or if it's killing me - Nicotine may have helped a young girl with epilepsy. http://www.clickorlando.com/news/central-florida-doctor-finds-uncommon-remedy-for-epilepsy/26761650 http://www.clickorlando.com/news/central-florida-doctor-find...
- hvs 12y ago
  Nicotine is sort of a mixed bag, but it isn't really the bad part of tobacco products. Cigarettes are generally bad for you because of all of the other things in them besides nicotine. The bad part of nicotine is that it is so highly addictive, but it's health benefits for things like ulcerative colitis and other afflictions are becoming better studied.
  - jrlocke 12y ago
    Radioactive polonium is the really worry with tobacco use.
    - jrlocke 12y ago
      Not sure why I was downvoted, look here: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polonium#Tobacco http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polonium#Tobacco Edit: I stand corrected. Thank you
      - maxerickson 12y ago
        Compare the 12,000 at the Wikipedia link to the 1.6 million here: http://www.who.int/cancer/prevention/en/ http://www.who.int/cancer/prevention/en/ From those numbers, the polonium is not a primary concern.
      - 12y ago
theophrastus 12y ago
weelllll the effect is supported in mice; likely after absorption. that is, starting with sodium benzoate may not survive the digestion process sufficiently before arrival at the target tissue (possibly the substantia nigra) besides: cinnamon rolls! (with the more cinnamon the better)

mojobot 12y ago

I don't think it's gimmicky. Cinnamon is cheap and easy to make and easy to deliver to the patient. Those practical implications are lost if it's only referred to as sodium benzoate. I don't know if this research is done with the same grants as the MS/Cinnamon study from the NIH, but it sounds like it: http://www.rush.edu/webapps/MEDREL/servlet/NewsRelease?id=1503 http://www.rush.edu/webapps/MEDREL/servlet/NewsRelease?id=15...

pcrh 12y ago
I doubt that cinnamon is cheaper than sodium benzoate.
- cbsmith 12y ago
  Hey, we can use actually data for this! http://www.alibaba.com/showroom/price-of-sodium-benzoate.html http://www.alibaba.com/showroom/price-of-sodium-benzoate.htm... http://www.alibaba.com/showroom/cinnamon-price.html http://www.alibaba.com/showroom/cinnamon-price.html Looks like the prices are surprisingly similar, though cinnamon is, if anything, more expensive. Additionally, I'd imagine that if sodium benzoate is the active ingredient, you'd need less of it to get the job done.
  - topbanana 12y ago
    Do Alibaba also have prices for apples and oranges?
    - zhte415 12y ago
      Apples: http://www.alibaba.com/trade/search?fsb=y&IndexArea=product_en&CatId=&SearchText=apples http://www.alibaba.com/trade/search?fsb=y&IndexArea=product_... Oranges: http://www.alibaba.com/trade/search?fsb=y&IndexArea=product_en&CatId=&SearchText=oranges http://www.alibaba.com/trade/search?fsb=y&IndexArea=product_...
  - Audrey_II 12y ago
    It's time we try the out cinnamon challenge at the old folks home.
  - nathannecro 12y ago
    I'm not sure if you can assume this. I'm not sure myself, but the path that sodium benzoate finds its way into the bloodstream (or wherever it needs to be) is a bit more complicated than just "eat this pure sodium benzoate". Apparently, cinnamon can be used as a vehicle for moving sodium benzoate to wherever it needs to be.
  - nitrogen 12y ago
    Some of the "cinnamon" results are stuffing some very odd keywords for what looks like a simple fluorescent tube.
  - casualobserver 12y ago
    Just in case anyone is thinking of purchasing through Alibaba: Alibaba is notorious for scammers. I know two startups that have lost around $20,000 each on material suppliers listed there who send something cheaper (usually completely different) than what has been requested upon payment. It's usually the orders that are around $1000 that Chinese chemical/raw materials supply companies selectively scam on.
- wisty 12y ago
  Once there's a patent on the use of sodium benzoate to treat things, it will be. OK, you'll still be able to get generic sodium benzoate cheap, but it won't have whatever magic fairy dust the patented version adds to it.
bernardlunn 12y ago
and i can put cinnamon on my oatmeal but sodium benzoate sounds disgusting

nate 12y ago

Interesting. I didn't realize cinnamon metabolized to sodium benzoate. I've actually been trying to avoid sodium benzoate, especially in soft drinks because of worry what that preservative could possibly be doing to us (especially in the presence of vitamin c) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodium_benzoate http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodium_benzoate But I've been purposefully eating a bunch of Cinnamon. It's hard to reconcile sometimes what might be good for me or if it's killing me - Nicotine may have helped a young girl with epilepsy. http://www.clickorlando.com/news/central-florida-doctor-finds-uncommon-remedy-for-epilepsy/26761650 http://www.clickorlando.com/news/central-florida-doctor-find...

hvs 12y ago
Nicotine is sort of a mixed bag, but it isn't really the bad part of tobacco products. Cigarettes are generally bad for you because of all of the other things in them besides nicotine. The bad part of nicotine is that it is so highly addictive, but it's health benefits for things like ulcerative colitis and other afflictions are becoming better studied.
- jrlocke 12y ago
  Radioactive polonium is the really worry with tobacco use.
  - jrlocke 12y ago
    Not sure why I was downvoted, look here: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polonium#Tobacco http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polonium#Tobacco Edit: I stand corrected. Thank you
    - maxerickson 12y ago
      Compare the 12,000 at the Wikipedia link to the 1.6 million here: http://www.who.int/cancer/prevention/en/ http://www.who.int/cancer/prevention/en/ From those numbers, the polonium is not a primary concern.
    - 12y ago

theophrastus 12y ago

weelllll the effect is supported in mice; likely after absorption. that is, starting with sodium benzoate may not survive the digestion process sufficiently before arrival at the target tissue (possibly the substantia nigra) besides: cinnamon rolls! (with the more cinnamon the better)